The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015 Soccer Roster
Roster
Lindsey Meyer
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Coppell
- Hometown:
- Coppell, Texas
SENIOR (2015)
First-Team Academic All-Big 12 ... Selected to the Charleston Nike Classic All-Tournament Team ... Started and played in all 81 possible matches for the Longhorns over her four-year career … Was on the pitch for 1655 of 1720 possible minutes in 2015 … Led all members of the 2015 Texas soccer roster in career scoring with 16 career goals and 41 total points … Fired two shots (one on frame) in the 2-1 loss to Kansas in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals (Nov. 4) ... Managed three shots, one on goal, during the 3-0 rout of Montana (Oct. 30) ... Registered a team-high five shots, one on frame, in the 2-1 loss to Oklahoma (Oct. 23) ... Managed a key assist on a midfield header that led to Jasmine Hart’s match-winning goal at 109:39 to upset No. 17 Texas Tech, 2-1 (2OT), on Oct. 16 ... Picked up her first match-winning goal of 2015 to go along with an assist as UT topped Kansas on the road, 2-1 (Oct. 2) ... Tickled the twine for the second straight match on a 70th minute header during the 2-1 victory over Abilene Christian (Sept. 13) … Scored her first goal of the season on a 19th minute penalty kick during the 1-1 (2OT) tie against Oregon State (Sept. 10) … Fired three shots, including one on frame, during the 2-0 loss at UCSB (Sept. 4) … On the field for all 110 minutes in the 0-0 (2OT) tie versus Ohio State (Aug. 30) … Started and played all 90 minutes against No. 5 North Carolina and with her team trailing 2-0 in the second half, Meyer delivered a headed shot off a corner that two separate UNC defenders were forced to save off the line before clearing … Started and played all 90 minutes in the midfield during the 1-0 victory over Miami (FL) on Aug. 23, firing two shots, one on frame.
JUNIOR (2014)
Started all 23 matches for the Longhorns during the year, playing 2076 of 2157 possible minutes while totaling five goals (two match-winners) and two assists for 12 total points on 40 shots (16 on goal) … Finished the year rated second on the Longhorn squad in both goals and points ... Meyer has started all 63 possible matches during her Texas career … Guided a header into the twine at 19:16 to grant UT a lead in an eventual 2-1 loss to No. 12 Notre Dame (Nov. 21) in NCAA Second Round action ... Made a PK in the shootout to help top #16 Texas Tech on Nov. 5 in the Big 12 Championship quarters … Knocked home a first-half penalty kick during the 2-1 loss to Oklahoma State (Oct. 31) … Headed home the tying goal, off a free kick taken by Brooke Gilbert, at 74:27 in the eventual 2-1 victory at Baylor (Oct. 26) ... Scored the match-winner at 69:06 by directing in a header from Brooke Gilbert to top Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, 1-0 (Oct. 3) … Forced a save via a flicked-on header late in the 1-0 loss to No. 1 UCLA (Sept. 19) ... Scored her first goal (match-winner) of the season at 32:58 to open the scoring during Texas’ 6-0 win at Texas A&M-CC (Sept. 5) … Was credited with an assist on Brooke Gilbert’s goal just 16:51 into the 5-1 rout of Nevada (Aug. 31) … Picked up her first assist of the season on Julia Dyche’s tying goal at the 21:44 mark of UT’s eventual 2-1 win at Hawai’i (Aug. 25) … Played every minute of the double overtime matches against both Arizona State (Aug. 22) and No. 25 Arkansas (Aug. 29) … Chosen to the Outrigger Resorts Shootout All-Tournament Team.
SOPHOMORE (2013)
Picked up where she left off as a freshman, tying for the team lead in goals (four) and dead-locking for second on the squad in assists (four) and points (12) … Started all 20 possible matches for the Longhorns (has started all 40 contests over her initial two seasons) while playing 1,819 total minutes … Picked up single assists in victories over Air Force (Sept. 13), Iowa State (Sept. 29) and Baylor (Oct. 11) … Delivered a clutch match-tying score with less than five minutes left in regulation as the Longhorns tied Oklahoma State on the road (Oct. 18), 1-1 … Trailing No. 15 West Virginia (Oct. 4), 2-0, Meyer tallied a 50th minute goal on a header, her third of the season, to cut the Mountaineer advantage in half … Registered her first career match-winning goal via a header at 39:11 of the 3-0 home rout of Texas State (Sept. 20) … Wasted no time getting her second campaign off to a rousing start with a 65th minute score off a rebound inside the box and an assist during a 2-0 season-opening victory over Georgia (Aug. 23).
FRESHMAN (2012)
The lone freshman on the squad to start each game of the season ... recorded 1,764 minutes, the third-highest total on the squad, trailing only sophomore center backs Julie Arnold and Brooke Gilbert ... earned a place on the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team after scoring four goals and recording one assist ... all four goals were on headers off corner kicks ... nine points were good for fourth on the squad ... fired 23 shots with 10 on goal ... attempted a personal-best two shots nine times, with last against TCU (Nov. 2) in the Big 12 Championship semifinals ... contributed lone assist against Denver (Sept. 16) with a helper on Gabby Zarnegar[apos]s goal off a corner kick ... scored first career goal against Toledo (Aug. 26) ... added another strike against Fresno State (Sept. 14) and scored twice at Iowa State (Sept. 21) ... became the first Texas rookie to have two or more goals against a Big 12 Conference opponent since Kelsey Carpenter against Missouri on Oct. 17, 2004 ... pair of goals versus the Cyclones also made her the only rookie, and one of seven Big 12 players total, to score two or more goals in a league game during the regular season ... finished second on the team during league action with four points ... two Big 12 goals were also good for second, just one behind sophomore Sharis Lachappelle ... scored twice on just four shots on goal against league foes ... during the campaign, checked in at No. 39 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 100 Freshmen list.
CLUB
A five-year captain for head coach Ryan Higginbotham and the Dallas Texans 94 Red ... teammate with fellow Longhorn freshmen Kelsey Shimmick and Abby Smith ... named one of the top four midfielders at the Elite Clubs National League/id2 Player Development Program in Dallas ... helped team to Region III Premier League Championships from 2007-10 ... squad was a US Youth Soccer (USYS) national championship finalist in 2009, when it won the southern regional crown.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year starter for head coach Chris Stricker ... served as team captain as a junior and senior ... helped Coppell to the Texas University Interscholastic League Class 5A State Championship as a freshman ... named the District 6-5A Co-Utility Player of the Year as a sophomore and earned District 7-5A Midfield Most Valuable Player honors at the end of senior campaign ... during senior year, scored 23 goals and added 10 assists ... Coppell squad began the 2012 preseason ranked No. 6 in the country by the POWERADE/ESPNHS poll ... received first team All-District 6-5A honors first three years ... named Coppell High School Outstanding Female Athlete in 2010 ... in addition to soccer success, earned two varsity letters in basketball and two more in track and field ... placed fourth in the high jump at the District 7-5A meet as a senior with a mark of 5-2 ... during junior year, qualified for the Region 1-5A meet in the high jump ... a National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Born on Nov. 3, 1993, to Brad and Monica Meyer in Dallas, Texas ... grandfather, Gary, played baseball and basketball for UT ... Gary lettered in basketball in 1958 ... Brad lettered in baseball at Baylor from 1984-87 ... major is public relations ... lists favorite television show as Scandal... enjoys spending time on her ranch and four-wheeling during spare time.
